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[Special Orders Number 104, Extract 1-2] (open access)

[Special Orders Number 104, Extract 1-2]

Special orders for a list of Women Airforce Service Pilots and other personnel to return to specified based for training purposes.
Date: November 20, 1944
Creator: 2563D Army Air Forces Base Unit & Nance, Walter L.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 88] (open access)

[Special Orders Number 88]

Special orders stating assignment roles and approved leave requests for the personnel at the Ellington Air Force Base.
Date: June 6, 1951
Creator: 3605th Medical Group
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Tom W. Arbaugh to Mary F. Tilton, April 13, 1979] (open access)

[Letter from Tom W. Arbaugh to Mary F. Tilton, April 13, 1979]

Letter from Tom W. Arbaugh to Mary F. Tilton responding to her inquiry about the application process for active military service determination and discharge for Civilian or Contractual Personnel (PL 95-202).
Date: April 13, 1979
Creator: Arbaugh, Tom W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from General H. H. Arnold to Charlyne Creger, December 7, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from General H. H. Arnold to Charlyne Creger, December 7, 1944]

Letter from the General H. H. Arnold to Rosa C. Creger recognizing the services performed by the Women Airforce Service Pilots(U.S.) during World War II and explaining reasons to demobilize the WASPs.
Date: December 7, 1944
Creator: Arnold, Henry Harley
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Baylor Hospital Nursing Certificate] (open access)

[Baylor Hospital Nursing Certificate]

Certificate from the Baylor School of Anesthesia at Baylor University Hospital stating that Charlyne Creger completed the curricula for Nursing Anesthesia.
Date: January 31, 1955
Creator: Baylor University Hospital
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Charlyne Creger Nursing Exam Results] (open access)

[Charlyne Creger Nursing Exam Results]

Results for Charlyne Creger's state nursing exams.
Date: 1950
Creator: Board of Nurse Examiners for State of Texas
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Generals Visit Avenger] (open access)

[Clipping: Generals Visit Avenger]

Newspaper clipping explaining the significant the role Jacqueline Cochran played in forming the Women Airforce Service Pilots organization. The clipping also shares a brief history of Avenger Field and includes a report from a German spy to the Gestapo.
Date: May 11, 1943
Creator: Bowles, Mary A. & Hart, Mary
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Second Class Graduates] (open access)

[Clipping: Second Class Graduates]

Newspaper clipping describing the maintenance process for the airplanes used by the Women Airforce Service Pilots. The clipping also describes the renovations at Avenger Field's Medical Department and graduation ceremony for the class of 43-W-2.
Date: June 28, 1943
Creator: Buchner, Faith & Helburn, Margaret
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Class 3 Achieves First Goal] (open access)

[Clipping: Class 3 Achieves First Goal]

Newspaper clipping describing the quality of the parachutes used at Avenger Field and the Link training process for the WASPs. The clipping also provides details about the graduation ceremony for the Women AIrforce Service Pilots, class of 43-W-3.
Date: July 26, 1943
Creator: Clements, Betty; Seip, Margaret & Baumgartner, Ann
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASP Entry Requirements] (open access)

[WASP Entry Requirements]

Document discussing the requirements, courses, and amount of pay for the Women Airforce Service Pilots program.
Date: unknown
Creator: Cochran, Jacqueline
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Charlyne Creger Handwritten Autobiography] (open access)

[Charlyne Creger Handwritten Autobiography]

Autobiographical essay handwritten by Charlyne Creger, describing major events in her life and career.
Date: unknown
Creator: Creger, Charlyne
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of Rosa Charlyne Creger Autobiography Essay] (open access)

[Draft of Rosa Charlyne Creger Autobiography Essay]

Draft of an autobiographic essay written by Charlyne Creger describing her experience flying as a Woman Airforce Service Pilot, how it led to her career as a nurse and anesthesiologist and her travels in the later years of her life. Correction notes are handwritten in a few places.
Date: unknown
Creator: Creger, Charlyne
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Rosa Charlyne Creger Autobiography Essay] (open access)

[Rosa Charlyne Creger Autobiography Essay]

An autobiographic essay written by Charlyne Creger describing her experience flying as a Woman Airforce Service Pilot and how it led to her career as a nurse. A handwritten note at the bottom from 1996 states, "I am now retired and getting into mischief".
Date: 1996
Creator: Creger, Charlyne
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Letter to the Editor] (open access)

[Clipping: Letter to the Editor]

Newspaper clipping displaying letters written by Charlyne Creger and Helen Holland to show appreciation for the honors and recognition they received as members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date: July 6, 1972
Creator: Creger, Charlyne & Holland, Helen
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Rocco Defelice to Charlyne Creger, February 20, 2003] (open access)

[Letter from Rocco Defelice to Charlyne Creger, February 20, 2003]

Acceptance Letter from Rocco Defelice to Rosa Charlyne Creger welcoming her to the Order of Daedalians along with enclosed guidelines for newly approved members.
Date: February 20, 2003
Creator: Defelice, Rocco
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Prothros endow A&M Photography series; first book beautiful] (open access)

[Clipping: Prothros endow A&M Photography series; first book beautiful]

Newspaper clipping describing the details of the book "For God, Country, and the Thrill of It: Women Airforce Service Pilots in World War II" by former WASP, Anne Noggle along with a brief history of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.) and their experiences.
Date: May 5, 1990
Creator: Gregg, Louise
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gene Hausenfluke to the WASP Organization] (open access)

[Letter from Gene Hausenfluke to the WASP Organization]

Letter from Gene Hausenfluke to the Women Airforce Service Pilots discussing the completion of their 1972 reunion "pictorial dictionaries" and the fixed issues with printing and publication of the materials.
Date: 1972~
Creator: Hausenfluke, Gene
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Herman Hospital School of Nursing Itemized Expenses (open access)

Herman Hospital School of Nursing Itemized Expenses

Itemized list of expenses and fees for the Herman Hospital School of Nursing Program.
Date: February 1947
Creator: Herman Hospital
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Hotel Nimitz Matchbook] (open access)

[Hotel Nimitz Matchbook]

Scrap torn from a matchbook from Hotel Nimitz in Fredericksburg, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hotel Nimitz
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Charlyne Creger: An Oral History (open access)

Charlyne Creger: An Oral History

Transcript of and oral history interview of Charlyne Creger conducted by interviewer, Dawn Letson. They discuss Creger's family history, her life growing up in Oklahoma, and her life and career after entering and graduating the Women Airforce Service Pilots. An index of subjects discussed is listed at the end of the interview.
Date: May 26, 1988
Creator: Letson, Dawn & Creger, Charlyne
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: On Wings of Victory] (open access)

[Clipping: On Wings of Victory]

Clipping from The Shepherd's Fold, a newsletter for Live Oak apartment residents, discussing resident Charlyne Creger's efforts as a Woman Airforce Service Pilots during World War II and her recent induction into the Oklahoma Aviation Hall of Fame. Other residency-related articles can be seen on the revere side.
Date: Autumn 2002
Creator: Live Oak
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: WASPS Parade For Old Time's Sake] (open access)

[Clipping: WASPS Parade For Old Time's Sake]

Newspaper clipping from the Dallas Morning News Sunday Magazine, Southwest Scene, discussing the Women Airforce Service Pilots reunion at Avenger Field and the memories of the flight training they received there, as recalled by WASP member, Ann Rooney. Advertisements and comics are also printed throughout the clipping.
Date: September 10, 1972
Creator: Lynch, Dudley
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: Limited Edition Fine Art Print] (open access)

[Flyer: Limited Edition Fine Art Print]

Flyer advertising the sale of a painting of a T-6D "Texan" aircraft flying over Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas, by artist, Richard R. Broome. The flyer also includes a brief biography of the artist.
Date: unknown
Creator: Nightstar Productions
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lone Star: A Television History of Texas (open access)

Lone Star: A Television History of Texas

Pamphlet for an eight-part television series on the history of Texas, based on a book of the same title by T.R. Fehrenbach.
Date: 1985~
Creator: Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History